Zein's Point of View
I listened to our teacher and dismissed everything that was bothering me. I'm going crazy if I keep thinking about all that.
Noticeablean enlarged wall clock in the middle that our classmates have been looking at for a while. Every minute that passes is getting darker and darker, I can also feel the nervousness around me. Even our teacher can't teach properly because of his constant glances.
"6 o'clock." Mia whispered, just looking at it. We left at 6:30, so it was 30 minutes before the exit and definitely 30 minutes after we exited Bloody Night.
I looked outside it was already dark. What will happen again? Will blood be shed again?
It's scary to think that everything is happening in the dark. Who is the innocent person who will sympathize?
"I'm just CR." I say goodbye.
Vanessa and Mia glared at me.
"You're really crazy! You know it's dangerous outside, your bladder is really what you're thinking!" Mia yelled at me.
"Do you really want to die Zein? Just say it? I'll stab you myself!" Vanessa joked that she just made me suffer.
I held my belly
because I had been peeing for a while and it was painful. There is nothing like cr here in the classroom.
"Come with me Zein. Let's go?" Matt extended his hand which I immediately accepted.
"Hey! It's up to you!" Vanessa said.
"Just be careful." Dave's reminder.
We just nodded before saying goodbye to our teacher.
"Hurry up. It's dangerous outside and as long as possible, don't let your curiosity stop you."
Even though I was confused, I just nodded. Matt held my hand tightly, the pole lights were our only light.
"Look Matt. Can we get out of here... alive?" I will ask.
"Shh. Don't talk like that. We can get out of here. Ok?" He convinced me.
I entered the CR and left Matt outside to watch over me. I entered a cubicle.
Silence prevailed around me and all I could hear was the trickle of water. I felt terrified so I hurried to urinate.
I almost ran to the door and no Matt greeted me. My knees were shaking as I looked around.
I heard rustling noises from the surrounding which doubled the fear I was feeling.
"M-Matt?" I called his name.
I covered my mouth when I saw some people not far away. They are many.
I was about to cry when Matt appeared in the dark, covered in sweat. He tightened his hold on my hand and pulled me away from there.
"Matt. Where are you from?" I will ask.
He didn't answer me and I also noticed that he was looking at mehe is around.
"Matt this is not the way." I said because we went straight ahead.
"It's 6:40 Zein. I'm sure they're all in the dormitory. And another thing is that they're already surrounding the entire HU, we have to avoid them."
I wanted to ask who he was talking about but no voice came out of my mouth.
We walk without making a sound. We hide in the dark where we cannot be seen. He was right, the black masked people had scattered.
"We're safe as long as the bell doesn't ring-"
We stopped when we heard the threatening bell.
All my hair rose when I realized it was bloody night. Matt's mouth slowly came out of his mouth and he tightened his grip on my hand.
"Hold on Zein. I'll take care of you..."
Somehow the nervousness in my chest disappeared because of what Matt said. But still not enough to stop my knees from shaking.
Matt pulled me behind a large trash can to hide as a battalion of masked men were coming, they were holding knives like before.
Now I saw them more closely. Their mask covers only half of their face but enough for us not to recognize them. Their masks are black. Noticeabletheir necklace is also a nail.
I covered my mouth. They! They are members of the Black Blood Gang, just like Nicky, because of their nail symbol.
They are scary looking around as if they are looking for something. I felt Matt squeeze my hand so I looked at him.
I smiled at him to say that I was ok.
I also noticed that they were all walking in the same direction. If you count, they are all 25+.
Matt and I stood up without any remaining BBG(Black Blood Gang) members on the way.
Matt was about to pull me when I removed his grip on my hand. He frowned at me.
"Go ahead Matt, I'm just confirming something." I said as I ran along the road that the boys took.
I hadn't gone far when someone grabbed my arm. "You'll be damned! If they see you, you could end up like Rouge Silvenia or worse. Zein, please." I can feel the concern in the tone of his speech.
I couldn't help but feel guilty for worrying him. He wouldn't have been here in this situation but he accompanied me.
"Sorry." The only thing that came out of my mouth.
He stroked my hair before holding my hand. "We have to get back, as the night gets deeper and deeper it gets more dangerous." He said before pulling me away from that place.
As we ran I knew someone was watching us. It's not just two or three of them because they seem to be in the middle of nowhere.
"If you're looking for information Zein, I'm ready to give you everything I know. Just don't do what you did earlier."
I can't help but wonder why Matt knows so much? Where did he gather the information? Who told him?
"Ahhh!" I stopped walking when Matt fell to the ground.
"Matt!" I knelt in front of him to find what was hurting him. I just realized that there was a nail stuck in his leg.
"You okay?! Matt! Can you still walk?!" I asked worriedly.
"My legs are numb. I can't walk anymore. Run Zein! Save yourself!" she shouted as she grabbed his leg.
"No Matt! I'm not leaving you! This is all my fault!"
"Zein! Please! Go away! You too will perish!"
I wiped the tears from my cheeks while shaking my head. My body trembled with worry and fear. But what I'm wondering is that it's just a nail, why does it have this effect?
I held Matt's hand tightly when I saw the black masked men approaching us.
"Zein run away!"
It's like I'm deaf and can't feel anything. I couldn't think straight all I knew was that I would never leave Matt here.
The masked men stopped when someone interrupted them. A man with a full face mask, it was red in color.
I felt the men's fear when they saw this as if the man in the red mask was death from whom they must flee.
"One...two..." He counted and before he reached three, the black masked men were no longer in front of him.
The three of us were left in the dark side of HU. His presence was very heavy. Shit! who is he Why were those men afraid of him? What's wrong with him?
He turned to us and I almost jumped back when I saw one of his eyes was red. I don't know if he was smiling or serious because only one of his eyes was out.
He came straight to us and picked up the now unconscious Matt. I followed him, I couldn't even speak and my tongue seemed to retract in fear.
His walk was so light that it seemed like the whole HU was very safe even on a bloody night. I was just behind him.
My mind was floating and I didn't realize that we were in front of the dormitory. He dropped Matt unconscious on the floor before turning around.
"Bleed his wound, rinse it with warm water when the poison is gone."
I blinked three times and he was out of my sight.
Jerome and Dave helped me carry Matt inside. Vanessa and Mia showered me with questions that I couldn't answer.
We did everything the mysterious man who saved us said.
who is he
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I was only able to answer their questions to a limited extent because everything that happened last night was still sinking in on me. All night I wondered who the mysterious man behind the red mask was.
"It wasn't just a nail that was used on Matt. It has a combination of poison and tetanus. Let's just say thank you and have someone help you." Jerome said wiping the part where Matt was hit by the nail.
We owe a lot to the man who helped us. He is not a member of the Black Blood Gang because his mask is not black but red.
"Lesson learned Zein. It's better to hold back the urine than to lose your life." Vanessa preached.
"Sorry." What came out of my mouth again.
"Oh hey! Come on and we'll be first and we might be late. Are you sure you're not really coming in?" Mia asked.
"I'll just keep an eye on Matt, after all it's my fault why he's like this." MomI said sadly.
"Let's go first. There is food cooked on the table." Dave's catchphrase.
I closed the door before approaching Matt again who was still a little warm but not as hot as last night.
"Sorry Matt. I hope you wouldn't be in this situation if you didn't accompany me." Contit's me
If I hadn't tried to follow the men in black masks, this wouldn't have happened to Matt.
Curiosity almost killed us. But I just want to confirm my suspicion.
Based on the direction they were taking, it was as if they were all called. They seem to be meeting. That's what I wanted to confirm last night that was interrupted.
"Z-Zein?"
"Matt! Are you feeling okay? Are you hungry?" I asked one question after another.
I helped him sit up. The weakness of his body is still obvious.
"Are you hungry?" I asked again. He nodded so I served him.
We ate together on the floor without speaking. My eyes widened when I saw that he took the three red ones and ate them whole.
"Matt!" I screamed worriedly.
His face was red and he was obviously nauseous but he forced himself to swallow it. I just looked at him. Weird.
"Why did you eat that chili?! Are you losing your mind?" I asked making him laugh.
I just watched him pour all the water in both of our glasses before blowing loudly in front of me. I hit him on the arm because he felt like a dragon.
"Chili kills the remaining poison in my body. It's spicy!" He joked that I laughed.
His energy returned and we went to the park and sat on the swing. I suddenly remembered the first man I encountered and the first man who threatened me.
He wears a black mask. Couldn't he be one of the BBG members? UGH!
"Zein, thank you." He started. He just looked at the ground. "Thank you for not leaving me. I'm sorry if you almost got hurt because of me. I'm sorry." it apologizes.
"There's nothing. I just did what I had to and one more thing, it's my fault why you were put in that situation."
He smiled at me before looking away.
"Before I passed out. I saw the masked man." he said looking at me seriously now.
I stopped pushing the swing and followed his gaze to me.
"Red mask. He is one of the Devil God Warrior." he added.
Now I realize that. The black mask is for the Black Blood Gang and the red mask is for the Devil God Warrior.
But I wonder. Why did he save us?
"He's not just any member. Based on what I saw of the fear in the eyes of the big attempt on our lives, how their knees shook, how they quickly left. It could be Raze Silvenia."
I remained silent. Raze Silvenia? The leader of the Devil God Warrior? But why is that? I felt something strange about him? I can't explain.
"What I wonder is why did he save us?" Matt asked the same question I asked myself.
Is he planning something? They?
"Also last night Matt, when we were running, there were people watching us." I almost whispered.
He frowned at what I said. But I can't be wrong, someone is watching us as if they are watching us.
"They might be one of the Black Blood Gangs," he said.
I shook my head before looking away. It can't be BBG, because if it was them, they should have killed us as they almost did but didn't, they kept watching.
"Could they be Devil God Warriors?" I asked.
"Possibly. Raze was there, so his team might be there too." He agreed.
We looked at the students who were already leaving the classrooms because it was break time. They seem like ordinary students, but deep inside they are filled with fear.
"Come on. Let's go back to the room and when we get dressed to go in." Inil saidHe offered his hand which I took with a smile.
We were walking to the dormitory when a woman in a hurry bumped into us. His books fell so we helped him.
"Thanks-" He stopped saying thanks when he saw us.
He retreated in fear. "N-Don't please." It ran away from us.
Matt and I looked at each other and shrugged. Weird.